SAN DIEGO (Feb. 17, 2022) Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach, commander of Naval Information Forces, opens the second day of the U.S. Navy Information Warfare (IW) Pavilion speaker's series, Feb. 17, 2022. NAVIFOR generates, directly and through leadership of the IW Enterprise, agile and technically superior manned, trained, equipped and certified combat-ready Navy Information Warfare forces to ensure our Navy will decisively deter, compete and win in today's strategic competition. West 2022 conference is the premier naval conference and exposition on the West Coast. West is now in its 32nd year of bringing military and industry leaders together. Co-sponsored by AFCEA International and the U.S. Naval Institute, West is the only event in which the makers of platforms and the designers of technologies can network, discuss and demonstrate their solutions in a single locale. (U.S. Navy photo by Robert Fluegel)